In pictures: Strawberry Moon lights up West Midland skies
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The Strawberry Moon glimpsed between two wind turbines in Stafford, by BBC Weather Watcher Z70
The skies across the West Midlands have been lit up by the final full moon of spring - known as the Strawberry Moon.
Earth's natural satellite looks brighter and bigger in the night sky during this time.
The moon appears about 14% bigger and 30% brighter than a normal moon as more of the light the satellite reflects reaches the Earth, Nasa said.
Clearer skies overhead have allowed photographers across the West Midlands to snap and share their images.
Each month, the full Moon has a different name. The Strawberry Moon is said to have been so named because it coincides with the season for harvesting the fruit in North America.

Weather Watcher Raj's Range captured a close-up of the Moon over Telford, Shropshire

Glowing in the night sky over Oldbury, Warwickshire - snapped by BBC Weather Watcher Jack March

Weather Watcher Les at Large captured the Moon over hedgerows near Wolverhampton

Weather Watcher Cazbar caught the Moon turning a strawberry colour over Tipton

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